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Gif implants are supposed to protect prayers from cats

Australia's wildlife is at risk- also from overgrown cats and foxes. As protection, poison pills could soon be injected under the skin.

How Australia's Rabbit plague got its Start

Genomalysen show: Most Australian rabbits come from wild rabbits that were shipped near Melbourne in 1859.

How rivers drive evolution

The lush biodiversity of the Amazon could partially be due to the dynamics of the branching rivers: they act like invisible fences, the bird populations and again and again, in order to then combine them again.

Even dogs cry with happiness

When the mistress or owner comes home, dogs happily wag with the tail - and shed a tear of joy. Oxytol may play a role.

Sweeteners are Changing how People Process sugar

Sweet agents such as aspartame or stevia worsen the sugar metabolism. They also drive up blood sugar. One reason: they change the intestinal flora.

Whole whales - no problem for megalodon

The energy requirement of the huge shark was enormous. His stomach and teeth were perfectly adapted even for large meals.

Heat stress makes lizards age faster

If forest lizards are exposed to high temperatures, their chromosome ends shrink faster. This affects your life expectancy - and the inventory of local populations.

"The dimensions of the fish death are huge"

The death of fish in the Oder has reached the Baltic Sea coast. The cause is unclear. Water expert Sascha Maier explains in an interview how the river can now be protected.

Curfew for domestic cats ends prematurely

For three months, cats in Walldorf were no longer allowed out of the house for three months. The measure had been criticized many times. Now it ends earlier than planned.

Can spiders dream?

Spring spiders twitch when they sleep. Do you dream? Most likely, as a new study says. This would make dreams much more common in the animal kingdom than before.

Novel henipavirus discovered in China

Since 2018, 35 people have been infected with Langya henipavirus. Presumably, it is transmitted by shrews. Now the pathogen must be further investigated.

Beluga gets lost in the Seine

The Wallart is more adapted to arctic waters. The French authorities are now considering how the mammal can be saved.

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